The last time the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup, Glenn Anderson and Mark Messier were scoring goals and Connor McDavid was not even a glimmer in his parents’ eyes. Twenty-four years later, the Oilers are the champions of the Western Conference once again and will vie to bring the Stanley Cup back home to Edmonton and back to Canada …
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Stars coach Peter DeBoer pushes back at suggestion team was 'lifeless' in latest loss to Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers won the crucial fifth game of the Western Conference finals to push the Dallas Stars to the brink of elimination. The Stars managed just ten shots in the first two periods of the the 3-1 defeat. While some were certainly complimentary of the Oilers’ execution in the game, one reporter suggested the Stars looked “lifeless” in the …
Read More »NHL Conference Finals Preview: Each team's biggest strength as they vie for spot in Stanley Cup Final
Only four teams remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the last of which being the Edmonton Oilers, who held off the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 to move on to the Western Conference Finals. It is there where the Oilers will be pitted against the Dallas Stars, but that Game 1 will wait until the New York Rangers and Florida …
Read More »NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette rips officials after Stars' goal called off, suggests ref bet on game
NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was no fan of how the first overtime period between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche ended on Friday night in their Stanley Cup playoff game. The Stars and Avalanche were tied 1-1 when it appeared that Mason Marchment had scored the game-winning goal to give Dallas the win and the series. But officials negated the …
Read More »Stanley Cup Playoffs: Which four NHL teams have the best chance to win it all?
It’s that time of year again when play on the NHL ice heats up, and every hit, every save and every goal means so much more. This Saturday marks the start of 16 teams vying for the ultimate honor of lifting Lord Stanley’s Cup, and it’s always a grueling process after an 82-game regular season. And as the Stanley Cup …
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